Leo Gottlieb vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Leo Gottlieb that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Leo Gottlieb

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Leo Gottlieb: 1946-47 to 1947-48
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Leo Gottlieb 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Leo Gottlieb 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Leo Gottlieb 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Leo Gottlieb 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Leo Gottlieb 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Leo Gottlieb 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Leo Gottlieb 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Leo Gottlieb 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Leo Gottlieb 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Leo Gottlieb 5.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Leo Gottlieb - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Leo Gottlieb 0.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Leo Gottlieb - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Leo Gottlieb - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Leo Gottlieb 465 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Leo Gottlieb - n/a ** Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Leo Gottlieb 36 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Leo Gottlieb - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Leo Gottlieb - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Leo Gottlieb 84 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Leo Gottlieb .266 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Leo Gottlieb - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Leo Gottlieb .645 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Leo Gottlieb 5.9 (1947) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Leo Gottlieb - n/a ** Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Leo Gottlieb 0.4 (1948) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Leo Gottlieb - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Leo Gottlieb - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Leo Gottlieb 6.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Leo Gottlieb - n/a ** Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Leo Gottlieb 0.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Leo Gottlieb - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Leo Gottlieb - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Leo Gottlieb 24 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Leo Gottlieb - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Leo Gottlieb 1 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Leo Gottlieb - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Leo Gottlieb - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Leo Gottlieb 4 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Leo Gottlieb .256 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Leo Gottlieb - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Leo Gottlieb .667 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Leo Gottlieb 6.0 (1947) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Leo Gottlieb - n/a ** Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Leo Gottlieb 0.3 (1947) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Leo Gottlieb - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Leo Gottlieb - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.